Touchwood Antiques

100 East Main St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 967-6078

Open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm

Trader Joe’s

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1800 East Franklin St (Eastgate)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 918-7871

Open daily, 8am-9pm.

Shelves are stocked full of delicious foods and beverages from the basics like milk, bread and butter to more exotic fare like imported cheeses, organic produce and hand-tossed pizza from Italy. Staff wears Hawaiian shirts because they're “traders on the culinary seas,” searching the world over for cool items to bring home to customers. TJ’s use one bell to let staff know when to open another register, two bells when there are questions that need to be answered at the checkout, and three bells to call over a manager-type person.

Trading Post (The)

106 South Greensboro St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 942-2017

Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-3pm

Large selection of antiques and good quality used furniture. We also carry household accessories, such as pictures, mirrors, lamps, clocks and collectible glassware.

Triangle Food Tour—Chapel Hill and Carrboro

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311 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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phone (919) 319-5674

Saturday (selected) at 2:30pm.

A delicious, guided, walking, food-tasting tour, sprinkled with historical tidbits of downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro. You’ll explore and discover the exceptional culinary landscape of these towns, which will give you an insider’s perspective. We’ll be pausing numerous times for sample tastings and personal insights from a cross-section of the area’s finest and most unique establishments. Limited to 10 adults. Tour is approximately three hours long. Wear comfortable shoes and clothing. (In the event of heavy rain, tour will be rescheduled.) Arrive at least 10 minutes prior to start of tour. Parking is available in the lot behind The Franklin Hotel. Cost is $28 (plus $2.50 service charge), which includes all tastings. Reserve online at least 48 hours before tour.

Triangle SportsPlex

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101 Meadowland Dr (off US Highway 70)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

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phone (919) 644-0339

Open Mon.-Sat., 5:30am-10pm; Sun., noon-7pm.

Recently remodeled, the facility now offers a new fitness center with a bird’s-eye view of the ice skating rink (NHL-size open year-round), aquatic center (with three pools), meeting room, tanning, pro shop and snack bar. Walk-in and member pricing, costs vary by activity. Senior discounts. Parking. Picnicking.

Turning Point Gallery

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201 South Estes Dr (University Mall)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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phone (919) 967-0402

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm; Sun, 1-6pm.

Tyndall Galleries

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201 South Estes Dr (University Mall)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 942-2290

Open Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm.

UNC Department of Music

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Hill Hall, Kenan Music Building
145 East Cameron Ave
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3320

Directions

phone (919) 962-1039

Open Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm.

Sponsors a variety of instrumental and vocal concerts throughout the school year, including the William S. Newman Artists Series (which showcases classical music performed by distinguished instrumental and vocal musicians) and the annual Carolina Jazz Festival. Concerts are held in Hill, Memorial and Person Halls on the UNC campus. Except for the Newman series, most performances are free. Call for a free concert calendar. No credit cards accepted.

UNC Visitors’ Center

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250 East Franklin St (West Lobby)
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3475

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phone (919) 962-1630

Open Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm.

Enhance your Carolina experience!

Have a question? Touring Chapel Hill? Want to learn more about campus? At the UNC Visitors’ Center, visitors may obtain information on everything from history to hotels to restaurants to campus events and more!  An interactive touch screen can direct visitors to anywhere they need to go on campus. Visitors may also take advantage of a self-guided recorded tour, complete with music and interesting facts covering the landmarks and legends of UNC’s historic campus. Student-led tours of campus, highlighting the past, present and future Carolina, are also available Monday through Friday.

UNC Visitors’ Center

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250 East Franklin Street (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

(919) 962-1630

Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.

In the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center building (West Lobby). The UNC Visitors’ Center is an appropriate gateway into the 730-acre, 30,000-student university, the first state-supported institution in the U.S., established in 1793. The visitors center provides information and assistance to all those visiting the university and its numerous departments and services, and conducts guided and self-guided tours of the historic section of the university. Above the visitors center is a small rotunda gallery of art and statuary. Parking available (ticket entry lot).